Chinese proverbs

A glance, a smile, an appropriate word: this is how love arises.

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A wise man makes his own decisions: an ignorant man follows the public opinion.

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I sulked because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.

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Hurry to do the things that are not urgent, so you have time for the really urgent things.

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You can never be happy at the expense of the happiness of others.

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If you are not a fish, how can you know if the fish are happy?

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Happiness has its roots; sorrow has its womb.

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Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain in the spring.

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Happy is the man who knows he’s happy.

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Happy people never count hours as they pass.

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Beautiful girls are seldom happy, intelligent boys are seldom beautiful.

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One who knows the limit knows true happiness.

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Happy is the man without sickness. Rich is the man with no debts.

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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for.

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He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived.

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A life with love is happy; a life for love is foolish.

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It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backwards.

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No man can be happy for a thousand days in a row, as no flower can bloom for a thousand days in a row.

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It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.

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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.

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You are a tiger in a straw cage!

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Only by swimming against the current can one reach the source.

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The miracle is not to fly in the sky or walk on water, but to walk on the earth.

Photo: Andrew Neel. Significance: Ordinary life is wonderful enough

Door Peter

Mensenmens, zoon, echtgenoot, vader, opa. Spiritueel, echter niet religieus. Ik hou van golf, wandelen, lezen en de natuur in veel opzichten. Onderzoeker, nieuwsgierig, geen fan van de mainstream media (MSM).

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